{"id":1082,"date":"2011-02-16T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T18:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techpackets.com\/?p=1082"},"modified":"2011-02-16T00:00:52","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T18:30:52","slug":"how-to-enable-or-disable-usb-storage-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/how-to-enable-or-disable-usb-storage-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable or Disable USB Storage Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/USB-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1090\" title=\"USB Image\" src=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/USB-Image.jpg\" alt=\"USB Image\" width=\"98\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a>What if someone has disabled the USB storage access on your computer, we will tell you about how to enable and disable it back whenever you want it. All you need to do is to just follow the procedure given below. Many times, be it in an office or even in a college, administrator disables the USB connectivity of the computer due to which we are unable to connect our iPods, Music players or even some times mobile phones. So, many of them might ask now that is there any software with which i can enable and disable it back as per my requirement, the answer is absolutely yes. What\u2019s even more interesting is, you don\u2019t even require any sorts of additional software or any third party client to enable\/disable this process. So, without wasting much time, let\u2019s proceed for the procedure. Just some simple registry changes and that\u2019s it you can enable \/ disable the <span class=\"waslinkname\">USB drives<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Procedure to Enable USB\u00a0Storage\u00a0Devices:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We assume that the USB drive is currently disabled, so first you need to click on Start and then select Run or if Run option is not present, you can also type \u201cWin Key + R\u201d, after which Run windows will be shown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Run.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1083\" title=\"Run\" src=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Run-300x166.png\" alt=\"Run\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Run-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Run.png 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now, in the Run option, you will have to type <strong>regedit<\/strong>, and then click OK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Now, in the regedit registry locate and \u00a0then click on,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\UsbStor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/registry-editor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1084\" title=\"registry editor\" src=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/registry-editor-300x201.png\" alt=\"registry editor\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now, after going to the above mentioned path, you can see that in the right pane, you need to double-click on <strong>Start<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/change-registry-value.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1085\" title=\"change registry value\" src=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/change-registry-value-300x203.png\" alt=\"change registry value\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As soon as you click on the Start, you can see that in the Value data box, type 3, click Hexadecimal (if it is not already selected), and then simply click on OK as shown in the above screen shot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>After modifying the value, just click on Ok and close the Registry Editor window and there you go you have successfully enabled the USB storage device.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Procedure to Disable USB\u00a0Storage\u00a0Devices:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Now, to again disable the USB driver, you first need to open the Run window by clicking on the &#8220;Win Key + R&#8221; from your keyboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Run.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1083 aligncenter\" title=\"Run\" src=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Run-300x166.png\" alt=\"Run\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Run-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Run.png 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Next, you will have to type in <strong>regedit<\/strong>, and then click OK. As soon as you click on Ok, you need to go to the path,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\UsbStor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/registry-editor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1084\" title=\"registry editor\" src=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/registry-editor-300x201.png\" alt=\"registry editor\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now, just click on the Start which is there on the left hand side of the pane, you will find\u00a0 that in the Value data box there will be a value string which is 3, now change this Hexadecimal value to 4 as shown in the below screenshot and then simply click on OK to save the setting and to disable to USB drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/disable-usb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1086\" title=\"disable usb\" src=\"https:\/\/mastergadgets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/disable-usb-300x204.png\" alt=\"disable usb\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After modifying the value, just click on Ok and close the Registry  Editor window and there you go you have successfully disabled the <span class=\"waslinkname\">USB  storage device<\/span> successfully.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if someone has disabled the USB storage access on your computer, we will tell you about how to enable and disable it back whenever you want it. All you need to do is to just follow the procedure given below. 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